Not sure if this has been posted yet in this thread (probably has but I'll repost it anyways), finishing 30th this year isn't all that its cracked up to be... or at least it isn't like it was in previous years.
Odds in picking first in the 2012 draft :
Teams could only move up 4 slots maximum (ie. only the bottom 5 teams had a shot at winning the lottery) and drop no more than 1 spot in the order. So whoever finished last overall in the regular season standings had a 48.2% off winning the draft lottery.
30th place = 48.2%
29th place = 18.8%
28th place = 14.2%
27th place = 10.7%
26th place = 8.1%
2013 NHL Draft Lottery :
For this year's NHL draft, the NHL made a change to the process. Now, all non-playoff teams are eligible to win the draft lottery and select first overall.
In the past, if a team won the lottery, they were only eligible to move up four slots.
30th place - 25.0%
29th place - 18.8%
28th place - 14.2%
27th place - 10.7%
26th place - 8.1%
25th place - 6.2%
24th place - 4.7%
23rd place - 3.6%
22nd place - 2.7%
21st place - 2.1%
20th place - 1.5%
19th place - 1.1%
18th place - 0.8%
17th place - 0.5%
So, for this year, finishing dead last in the league isn't the advantage that it used to be when it comes to picking first in the lottery.
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